Steam closet



Dec, 2, 1924.

W. KOWALSKI STEAM CLOSET Filed April 17, 1924 FIG.V 2.

FIG.

4Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

'WALTER KGWALSKI, OF SPAR/TA, VVISCONSN.

STEAB'I CLOSET.

Application filed April 17, 1924.

To all wao/m, t may concern:

Be itl known that I, l/VALTER Kowansiir. a citizen of Poland, residing at Sparta, in the county ot' Monroe and Stat-e ot' iVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steam Closets. ot which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in steam closets adapted tor use for steam or vapor bath purposes.

An important object of the invention to provide a closet or chamber within which a person may receive a steam bath.

A J'urther object ot' the invention is to provide means for controlling the amount ot steam admitted to the closet and the directness of application of the same to the body ot the user.

A still further object of the invention is to provide improved means 'for delivering 'fresh air for breathing purposes to the occupant of the closet.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will be apparent during the course of the 'following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this speciiication and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutI the same,

Figure 1 is a. vertical sectional view of the steam closet embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the steam closet shown in Fig. 1,

Figure '3 .is a transverse horizontal sectional view taken upon line IIT-HI of Fig. 1,

Figure 4l is a detail transverse sectional view taken upon line lV-IV of Fig. 3 and illustrates the seat or support for the user of the closet and the arrangement of a steam spray and valve'structure associated therewith,

Figure 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4, but taken upon line V-V ot Fig. 3,

Figure 6 is a detail elevational view of the Jfresh air supplying means associated with the steam closet illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, and

Figures 7 is a detail transverse sectional view taken upon line VTL-VII of Fig. 6.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose ot illustration is shown a preferred em` bodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 designates the cylindrical body portion of the closet which is substantially closed at its lower end by the. dished bottom wall 6 and Serial No. 707,181.

is provided with a cone-shaped top wall i' having diametrically arranged openings 8 formed therein. Depending from the dished bottom wall 6 are standards 9 which are connected to the base 10 that is provided with a plurality oi: casters 11 tor permitting` moving ot' the closet over vthe Hoor. The cylindrically-shaped body portion 5 is provided with a doorway 12 which is closed by the hinged door 13 having the latch mechanism 14 which may be operated either internally or externally oi the closet by means of the handles Rotatably connect-ed to the cone-shaped top wall i' of the closet is a similarly-shaped valve 16 having diainetrically arranged openings 17 which may be moved into and out of register with the openings S formed in the top wall 7 by means ot' the bar 18 which depends into the cylindrical body portion 5 ot the closet. lt will be understood that this valve structure permits ready communication with the outside atmosphere for enabling the closet to be quickly treed from live steam.

Positioned within the cylindrical body portion 5 of the closet is a seat 19 which is supported by the legs 20, as best illustrated in Figs. l, 3, l and 5. This seat 19 is provided with a substantially rectangularlyshaped pocket 21 within which is slidably positioned the valve 22 having the handle portion 23. Connecting' the pocket 21 with the top :tace of the seat 19 are a plurality ot elongated slots 24 which are in vertical alinement with the elongated slots 25 that are formed in the seat 19 between the pocket 21 and the lower face of the former. 1t will be noted by inspecting Fig. il that. these slots 25 have upwardly converging side walls, the purpose of which will be described at a later point.

Positioned below the seat 19 and in proximity thereto is a steam spray 26 which con sists of a coil of pipe supplied with steam through the steam pipe 27 which is provided with a valve 28 ior controlling the flow of steam therethrough. This coil is provided with a suitable series of apertures 29 through which the steam is discharged into the closet. This spray or coil 26 is provided with a discharge pipe 30 through which the steam that has not been discharged through' the apertures 29 may be exhausted.

It will now be seen that the user of the closet may control the amount of steam beine; discf arged into the closet by operating the valve 9,8 by means ot the valve handle 28, also that the slide valve may be op erated tor permitting the steam to be -fed upwardly through the slots 24 and for directly applying the same to the body of the user or the valve may be closed tor causing the steani to be entirely dscharoed into the closetV without directly apply the saine to the users body.

For the purpose ot' permitting the occupant olf the closet to receive supply olf fresh air, a short section of pipe is removably secured to the hinged door 13 by means ot the liange 32 carried by 'the pipe and the nut which is threadedly connected to the end ot the said pipe. rllelescopically mounted upon this pipe section 3l is a second pipe section Se lich is formed into an elongated bowl wiich provided with a rubber ce end p .i .nge 3G. 'lhe lower portion or this bowl-shaped portion is' provided with an operating knob by means ol which the user may slide the bowl-shaped portion into and' out lolf operative engagement with his Ylacev For the purpose of handling the water of condensation which will. naturally collect on the walls of the closet, a trough 38 is carried by the upper end oit the cylindricallyshaped body portion 5 and is provided with a depending dra-in pipe 39 which carries the collected water oi: condensation to a point slightly above the dished bottom wall 6 where it is discharged thereon. A drain pipe l0 communicates with the lowest portion of the dished bottoni wall G for the purpose ol carrying oill the wa er of condensation which collects thereupon.

lt is now believed that the construction and operation ot the steam closet embodying this invention will be understood by those shilled in the art. lt might be well to note, however, that a person desiring to employ the closet for obtaining a steam bath may enter the saine through the doorway l2. rlhe door l?) should then be closed and retained in this position by means oi the latch li. The rotary valve l@ should also be positioned tor disalining the openings S and l?. Alfter seating` himself upon the seat 19, the slide valve 22 may be operated for regulating the degree ot' application ot' the steam to his body. The breather apparatus should then be regulated and the steam admitted through the spray 26 by operating the valve handle 28". fitter the occupant has renniined in the steam tilled closet the ie piired length ot time, the valve lli may be operated :tor permitting the exhausting et live steam troni the closet. The valve lo may be voperated for permitting either a rapid or a gradual discharge of this steam and in this manner, the users body may gradually be cooled or more rapidly cooled as desired. The user may, of coursef leave the closet through the opening' l2.

it is to be understood that the torni ot this invention herewith shown and leseribed is to be talren as the preferred example ot the saine, and that various changes in. the shape size? and arrangement of parts be resorted to without departing from tue spirit og'f the invention or the scope o1 the subjoined claims.

having thus described t invent ion i oi the class described7 a havi ."es ol slots therethrough, a perforated steam coil below said seat, a faire having` a handle projecting laterally ath the seat to control the outflow oi steam troni said coil, and means for successively opening and closing said slots 2. ln cabinet et the class described, seat having a series oi slots therethrough, perforated steam coil below said seat, valve having a. handle projecting laterally troni beneath the seat to control the outflow olA steam from said coil7 means 'for successively opening and closing said slots, a conical top on the cabinet having' ports in its side;` and valve means controlling the opening and closing olf said ports and ineluding a handle depending in liront ot a person on said seat.

3. ln a cabinet of the class described, a seat having a series of slots therethrough, a perforated steam coil below said seat, a valve having a. handle projecting laterally Yfrom beneath the seat to control the outflow of steam from said coilj means for successively opening and closing said slots, a conical top on the cabinet having' ports in its -side valve means controlling the opening` and closing of said ports and including a handle vdepending in front of a person on said seat, and a drip trough at the bottom ot the top to prevent condensation dripping on said seat.

ln testimony whereof l ailix my signature.

YVALTER KOl/VALSK. 

